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2017 Skoda Kodiaq Scout: more rugged model costs from £32,330

Off-road-styled variant of Skoda's new seven-seat SUV gets more underbody protection and Off-Road Assist

2017 Skoda Kodiaq Scout: more rugged model costs from £32,330
AX GT5 had an inline four-cylinder, naturally aspirated 1.4-litre engine making 85bhp at 6400rpm and 85lb ft at 4000rpm
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Throwback Thursday 1989: Citroen AX GT5 first drive

With five-door hot hatches now the norm, we revisit the first of their kind, the lively little Citroën AX GT5

Throwback Thursday 1989: Citroen AX GT5 first drive
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Throwback Thursday 1964: off-road in the Steyr-Puch Haflinger

We revisit our experience with Austria's super-light, military-purpose off-roader. Its simple construction and all-wheel drive proved its strongest assets

Throwback Thursday 1964: off-road in the Steyr-Puch Haflinger
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Throwback Thursday 2002: Hummer H2 first drive

We sampled America's 6.0-litre V8-powered, military-inspired 4x4 behemoth on and off road

Throwback Thursday 2002: Hummer H2 first drive
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Alfa Romeo Giulia gets new options and price drop

New alloys and smartphone mirroring added to the Giulia options list, while mid-range Tecnica models get a £1000 price drop

Alfa Romeo Giulia gets new options and price drop
Emerson Fittipaldi at the non-championship 1971 Race of Champions; he retired with suspension failure
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Throwback Thursday 1971: The gas turbine-powered Lotus F1 car

On 25 March 1971, we detailed the bright but flawed idea that was the Pratt & Whitney-powered Lotus 56B

Throwback Thursday 1971: The gas turbine-powered Lotus F1 car
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Throwback Thursday: 1983 Lonsdale 2.6 road test

We tested this obscure 2.6-litre-engined Australian-built version of the Colt Galant to find out whether it would be suited to British tastes

Throwback Thursday: 1983 Lonsdale 2.6 road test
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Throwback Thursday: WWI POW's intricate chassis model rediscovered

In 1917, we covered a 'most ingenious' working 1/10-scale model built from scrap metals by a captured British officer. A century later, it has been rediscovered

Throwback Thursday: WWI POW's intricate chassis model rediscovered
The Guarà had a claimed 0-60mph time of 5.0sec, but it never felt that quick. However, if you kept the engine between 3000-3500rpm, there was still enough power to "scatter the chickens on the shortest of straights"
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Throwback Thursday: 1996 De Tomaso Guara first drive

The last model proper to come from De Tomaso was a super-low-volume £90k sports car with a BMW V8 engine and race-spec suspension

Throwback Thursday: 1996 De Tomaso Guara first drive
ABARTH
ABARTH: The scorpion represents Scorpio, the astrological sign of company founder Carlo Abarth. At the top is the Italian flag, and the red comes from the national racing colours of Italy.
Opinion

The meanings behind car makers' emblems

These logos are etched deep into our collective consciousness, but do you know the reasoning behind them?

The meanings behind car makers' emblems
Back in 1975, lead acid units were too heavy to be used in anything other than tiny cars such as the Enfield 8000
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Throwback Thursday 1975: The challenges of an electric future

After the Government's announcement that electric cars will soon be mandatory, we revisit our comment on the subject from 1975

Throwback Thursday 1975: The challenges of an electric future

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